Peak · North Carolina
Ferguson Peak
Ferguson Peak rises to 1,101 m in North Carolina. Little Pisgah Mountain stands 1,341 m to the east-northeast, 2.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Susie Skinner Clarke Hamilton, a historic site 0.4 miles away. Drovers Road passes 0.3 miles off.
The story
Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31623732, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,101 m
How to reach it
Coordinates35.48623, -82.36401
- 0.3 mi off the Drovers Road
- 4.6 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 8.4 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 14.1 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Rattlesnake Knob Observation Point · 1 mi
- Wildcat Rock Overlook · 2 mi
- Tom and Glenna Rock Overlook · 2 mi
- Exclamation Point · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Waterfalls
- Little Bearwallow Falls: 1.9 mi
- Bead and Lace Falls: 3.0 mi
- Tom's Falls: 3.1 mi
- Puncheon Camp Creek Falls: 4.2 mi
- Camp Minnehaha Falls: 4.7 mi
Parks
- Edneyville Community Park: 6.9 mi
- The Gathering Place: 7.2 mi
- Chimney Rock at Chimney Rock State Park: 7.3 mi
- Chimney Rock Village River Park: 7.7 mi
- Fletcher Park: 8.2 mi
Peaks
- Tater Knob: 0.5 mi
- Blue Ridge Pastures: 0.7 mi
- Face Rock: 1.7 mi
- Little Bearwallow Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Bearwallow Mountain: 1.8 mi
Historic sites: 35
- Susie Skinner Clarke Hamilton: 0.4 mi
- Edneyville High School Monument: 6.5 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 8.5 mi
- The Bunkum Stone: 12.8 mi
- Overlook Castle: 12.9 mi
Gardens: 23
- Columbarium Garden: 7.2 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 8.4 mi
- Shiloh Community Garden: 10.2 mi
- Spring Garden: 11.1 mi
- Azalea Garden: 11.1 mi
Museums: 22
- Swannanoa Valley Museum: 9.3 mi
- Historic Johnson Farm: 12.0 mi
- Mineral & Lapidary Museum: 12.9 mi
- Asheville Art Museum: 12.9 mi
- Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center: 12.9 mi
Attractions: 18
- Grady's Animal Discovery Den: 7.8 mi
- WNC Agricultural Center: 10.3 mi
- Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.: 11.3 mi
- Canopy Ridge Farm: 11.7 mi
- Biltmore Estate: 12.0 mi
Artworks: 16
- Blue Ridge Assembly: 7.9 mi
- Statue of Diana: 11.0 mi
- Tebbé Davies Fine Art Studios: 11.1 mi
- Wake: 12.8 mi
- Foundation Graffiti Park: 12.9 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Raven Cliffs: 6.4 mi
- Last house on the Hare RDG: 7.0 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 7.8 mi
- The Pinnacles: 7.9 mi
- Worlds Edge: 8.7 mi
Nature reserves: 10
- Florence Nature Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Collier Cove Nature Preserve: 8.0 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 10.9 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 12.5 mi
- Pisgah National Forest: 13.5 mi
Springs: 5
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 7.8 mi
- Lenox Spring: 13.7 mi
- Crystal Spring: 14.0 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 15.9 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 16.1 mi
Rest areas: 5
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 10.1 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 10.2 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 22.1 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 22.2 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 22.2 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 16.7 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 20.2 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 22.5 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 23.8 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 24.5 mi
Beaches: 1
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 14.7 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Mountain Springs Lane: 20.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of Ferguson Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Pisgah Mountain | ENE 61° | 1,341 m | 2.0 mi |
| Jesses High Top | N 4° | 1,326 m | 6.3 mi |
| High Windy | NNE 14° | 1,321 m | 5.9 mi |
| Black Knob | NNE 12° | 1,291 m | 5.3 mi |
| Bearwallow Mountain | SSE 167° | 1,281 m | 1.8 mi |
| High Hickory Knob | NNW 345° | 1,231 m | 6.4 mi |
| Blue Rock Knob | ENE 64° | 1,225 m | 3.1 mi |
| Flat Top | NNW 346° | 1,215 m | 6.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 20:11 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:42 | 17:21 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 36 | 42 | 52 | 60 | 65 | 68 | 67 | 62 | 53 | 43 | 36 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Swannanoa 2 SSE, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1020234 — Ferguson Peak, Buncombe County, North Carolina.
OpenStreetMap element node/357807321
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